Reviews tagging 'Child abuse'

Being Lolita: A Memoir by Alisson Wood

32 reviews

eleanorareads's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse

nura_aga's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Sexual harassment, Sexual assault, Rape, Physical abuse, Pedophilia, Misogyny, Mental illness, and Gaslighting

angel_kiiss's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Blood, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Rape, Self harm, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Toxic relationship

breadwitchery's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective medium-paced

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Toxic relationship, Sexual violence, Rape, Pedophilia, Gaslighting, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, and Alcohol

Moderate: Self harm, Suicide attempt, Body shaming, Panic attacks/disorders, and Vomit

Minor: Cursing

jmcordero's review against another edition

challenging emotional informative reflective slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Infidelity, Pedophilia, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, and Toxic relationship

Moderate: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Dysphoria, Eating disorder, Fatphobia, Grief, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, and Sexism

litltlehistorian's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional hopeful fast-paced

3.25

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This book was a reflection on the child abuse of a girl in her late teens. A testament to the past and a way to move forward. Unfortunately, my critiscm of this book would be the romanticisation of some aspects (I understand this was from her perspective), as well as the surface level analysis of mental health and sexual abuse. Overall, this was still a very personal journey from the author whose story I would not discredit. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Sexual assault, Sexual content, Sexual violence, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Body shaming and Bullying

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Self harm, Stalking, and Toxic relationship

millieh404's review against another edition

dark emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Alcohol, Child abuse, Gaslighting, and Rape

angel_lyd's review against another edition

dark emotional informative reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

Alisson Wood tells the story of her grooming and eventually abusive relationship with her high school english teacher, she discusses the story of lolita and how her partner happily viewed their relationship as similar to Dolores and Humbert’s. It’s a good read for anyone who has experienced grooming or abuse, I found it helpful to be able to hear a similar story to my own and know that following this she has still managed to be successful and happy. It’s a heavy, sad story and you definitely have to be in a good head space to read it. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Pedophilia, Mental illness, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Sexual content, Sexual harassment, Toxic relationship, and Violence

nimrodgrrrl's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional inspiring reflective sad fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Sexual assault, Pedophilia, Emotional abuse, Physical abuse, Child abuse, and Domestic abuse

chimundi's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual assault, Child abuse, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse